UOPD adds pair of new police officers

Submitted by kmciver on Tue, 01/21/2014 - 15:34

The University of Oregon Police Department added two more line police officers today: Adam Lillengreen, a public safety officer with UOPD since 2008 and also a reserve officer with the Springfield Police Department; and Chris Zurbrugg, a former U.S. Army sergeant.

The pair will enter the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Basic Police Academy, followed by a field training and evaluation program before assuming regular duty for UOPD.

These hires bring UOPD's tally of sworn police officers to 15. Three other UOPD line officer recruits are currently in the basic academy, and are on track to graduate at the end of February, and then return to Eugene for field training.

The University of Oregon Police Department is the law enforcement and security authority for the University of Oregon's main campus in Eugene, Oregon.